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Posted 12/18/09 Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta share Thoroughbred Times Newsmaker
of the Year
LEXINGTON, Ky.—The exploits of Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta on the
racetrack and their immense popularity among racing fans was selected by the
editors and staff of THOROUGHBRED TIMES as the most significant story of 2009
and named the pair the publication’s Newsmaker of the Year. The Newsmaker of
the Year is reported in THOROUGHBRED TIMES weekly issue of December 19, 2009.
Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, who never faced each other on the
racetrack, both completed their 2009 seasons undefeated and with legions of
fans. Rachel Alexandra dominated her three-year-old filly division, with
victories in the Kentucky Oaks and Mother Goose Stakes, and defeated males on
three separate occasions, winning the classic Preakness Stakes, Haskell
Invitational Stakes, and Woodward Stakes, the latter against older males.
Zenyatta, champion older female a year ago, bested Racing Hall of Fame mare
Personal Ensign’s 13-race undefeated career record by winning all 14 of her
starts. In 2009, Zenyatta dominated the older female division on the West Coast
and culminated her career with a historic win over males in the Breeders’ Cup
Classic.
The vote to decide the 2009 Horse of the Year figures to come down to the
two outstanding females, who are virtually assured of claiming championships in
their respective divisions. Horse of the Year and the other divisional
championships will be announced during the 39th annual Eclipse Awards ceremony
on January 18, 2010, at the Beverly Wilshire in
The headlines generated by Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta topped a year
that also included such prominent stories as the struggling economy and its
affects on the bloodstock markets and pari-mutuel handle at racetracks, Magna
Entertainment Corp.’s bankruptcy, a memorable Triple Crown season, and debates
over racing surfaces.
A complete recap of the Newsmaker of the Year will be available on the
Thoroughbred Times website, www.thoroughbredtimes.com,
along with a recap of the other leading news stories of 2009.
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